Category Archive: Etching

Following the introduction to this project, it occurred to me that setting out a rough outline of the process I’ve been involved in would be helpful. It hasn’t been linear, of course –… Continue reading →

The first intaglio prints appeared in Europe around the 1430’s, and yet it is commonly agreed that the intaglio (roller) press was not developed until the 1460’s. For a detailed account of the… Continue reading →

Whilst writing Making an Engraved Matrix a while ago, I briefly showed the method of using beeswax as a resist, or ground. I didn’t go into much detail, given that the topic of that… Continue reading →

Before a number of processes are carried out on a metal matrix, the process of degreasing is helpful. By thoroughly cleaning all dirt and oil from the surface, a better result can be… Continue reading →

Everyone loves a little movie, and everyone loves bubbles, right? This is the easiest (and most interesting) way to show the process of ‘biting’, or etching, a copper plate for intaglio printing. It’s… Continue reading →

AKA, how to triumph over the Devil, or his close relative, Almost Infinite Variables. Having explained the intaglio printing process in a previous post, it can be more easily understood that there are… Continue reading →

Etching – a brief background Current research in the historical print field has very recently pushed back the date for the first extant print produced by etching, with the identification of an intaglio… Continue reading →

Any form of art which has a physical presence (which means I am excluding purely digital and electronic art) has, by its nature, texture and depth, and a world of technical information which… Continue reading →